Strategy Principal, Proposals

Minimum of 4 years of experience in long-form writing and project management; prior experience with RFPs/RFIs/RFQs/Proposals preferred

An exceptional writer; your work may have been published, driven business value, or even won awards

A collaborative project manager; you keep things moving through strong, clear communication

Ability to complete tasks in a fast-paced and deadline driven environment

Passionate about urbanism and accessibility; you understand the importance of public transit and are motivated to improve worldwide access to mobility

Meticulous and strategic; you can pay attention to every detail in a complex project while, at the same time, relating each of them to the big picture in a coherent way

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data

Salary Range: $85,000-$115,000

We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive.

Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Write, review, proofread, and copy edit comprehensive long-form proposal submissions for potential partners, such as transit agencies, municipalities, schools, etc

Communicate Via’s ability to address a potential partner’s technical needs in the context of our technology, operational capabilities, and expert team support

Absorb complex product specifications and distill them into easily-digestible prose for potential partners

Coordinate with Via’s Partnerships, Expansion, and Finance teams to develop strategies for winning high-stakes, competitive procurements

Contribute at every stage of procurements: through evaluation of the partner’s request, creation of exceptional proposal content, editing, and submission